Anyone else on here got high blood?

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Hi, hope everyone is well as possible. I just wondered if anyone else on here has high blood pressure. I have been on tablets for my blood pressure since october, lisinopril, the lowest dose. The problem is that my blood pressure is now really low and I feel faint and dizzy when I stand up. I can’t lower the dose cos i’m on the lowest dose. Anyone have any ideas on what I could do? thanks xxx

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if your BP is now low why are you still on tablets to lower it?

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Maybe you should start taking the pill you have every other day? Or chopping it in half?

I am by no means informed of your particular set of circumstances, nor am i a medical / pharmaceutical professional, but given that you are on the lowest possible dose, i doubt you stop taking it entirely would be of detriment.

All the best.

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Why not ask your doctor? Even just a phone call? Or a pharmacist? Sounds like continuing to actively lower your blood pressure is a pretty bad idea.

Sue

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Talk to your doctor. Sounds like your meds need a tweak. Last thing you want is something that makes you more likely to fall over.

Alison

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Echo what the others have said about checking with your Dr. I was on antihypertensives for about 18 months but then lost 3 stone. Whilst I was losing weight I started feeling really lightheaded. Turns out that I didn’t need the meds as my BP was normal (probably bit low for me hence the lightheadedness)

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I’ve got high blood pressure and take 100 mg losartan potassium daily, I started on 10 mg. if your blood pressure is too high and not brought down it can lead to horrible consequences so you shouldn’t change your medication without your doctor knowing or supervising that change, it sounds like they’ll change it to something else there’s loads of different medications that might suit you better.

I took my blood pressure a couple of weeks ago it was 158/89! But I was in the middle of some other stuff (chesty cough that everyone has had) that I don’t think helped!

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I tried to get hold of a doctor, but didn’t have any luck. It’s so hard to get hold of a doctor at my surgery. xxx

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Because it goes up really high again as soon as I stop taking it xxx

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Same disclaimer as Paolo!

Yes, you should see a doctor.
In the meantime you could experiment with the “every other day” approach - but monitor your own BP daily, and keep a record of the pressures and pulse rates. This may solve the immediate problem. The “faint and dizzy” is properly called “postural hypotension”. Remember that name - you will need it.

Now, if you cannot get to see a doctor within a reasonable time …
1 - See a pharmacist.
2 - Ask to see a practice nurse.
3 - Ask for a telephone appointment with either a doctor or nurse.
4 - You are in Cornwall, right? Just show up at St Austell Community Hospital, and report fluctuating blood pressure. Or, if it is more convenient, the Royal Cornwall at Treliske.

The thing about BP is that it is really only a symptom. Thr problem is that it is a symptom of more than one condition. If you have had a stress ECG, you really need to see the GP who arranged it. If not, you need a stress ECG or an Angiogram, to find out what is happening. There are several meds for regulating BP, but they work differently for different people.

One thing you do not want is cardiac surgery - so try any or all of the points above to get the condition looked at.

Geoff (who has lived with BP meds for 20 years, and had a triple bypass)

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Hello.

I’ve had a variety of medication for blood pressure. It’s now quite low so I need to have another review. As I’m in a wheelchair, I get home visits but the lottery of ringing for an appointment on the day is such a farce.

I appreciate the importance of keeping BP low because of the history of strokes in the family. Too many lives destroyed in an instant.

Best wishes.

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  • I had high b p in April after my l p it was 220_180’so had stroke was in hospital for 4days then was put on a m l o d I p I be I now have b p of 110_85 and as they I am fighting fit… who am I trying to kid. Anyway do not just stop your pills…
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Ditto other advice… Don’t stop meds but do speak to practice nurse who will get you an appointment.

Take care.